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title: Oi, was Athene really born out of Zeus's head, innit? — Myths of Greece and Rome, Pallas-Athen… · tree and pragmatics
description: Oi, was Athene really born out of Zeus's head, innit? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 503 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Pallas-Athene, part 9: Athene's gifts and her shield» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was 
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# Test 1 · ★ · Myths of Greece and Rome, Pallas-Athene, part 9: Athene's…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Oi, was Athene really born out of Zeus's head, innit?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** bear out, innit · **To what, where:** Oi, head

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 503 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Pallas-Athene, part 9: Athene's gifts and her shield» of the books course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/503-pg22381-part9/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:503-pg22381-part9:t1:1
# text = Oi, was Athene really born out of Zeus's head, innit?
1	Oi	Oi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
4	Athene	Athene	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	really	really	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	Zeus	Zeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	innit	innit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear out** | past · passive |  | Oi |  | Zeus's head |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary head=Patient |
| 2 | **innit** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, fully kitted out in armour

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:503-pg22381-part9:t1:o1:1
# text = Yeah, fully kitted out in armour
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	kitted	kit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	armour	armour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kit out** | participle |  |  |  | armour |  | fully *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, Hera made her alone, then Zeus took the credit for the birth at Olympus

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:503-pg22381-part9:t1:o2:1
# text = Nah, Hera made her alone, then Zeus took the credit for the birth at Olympus
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Hera	Hera	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
9	Zeus	Zeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	credit	credit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Olympus	Olympus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Hera | her *= she* |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Product |
| 2 | **take** | past | Zeus | the credit |  |  | then | for the birth at Olympus | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent credit=Theme for birth=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he swallowed her mum Metis first, then she popped out fully armed

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:503-pg22381-part9:t1:o3:1
# text = Yeah, he swallowed her mum Metis first, then she popped out fully armed
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	swallowed	swallow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	Metis	Metis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
8	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	popped	pop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	out	out	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	armed	armed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swallow** | past | he | her mum |  |  |  | first *property* | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mum=Patient |
| 2 | **pop out** | past | Metis |  |  |  | then | armed *property* | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, she sprang from the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:503-pg22381-part9:t1:o4:1
# text = Nah, she sprang from the sea
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sprang	spring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spring** | past | she |  |  | the sea |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from sea=Trajectory |

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